John joseph harrison



ADVERTISING MATCH BOX.

Patented Mar. 15, 1892.

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ADVERTISING MATCH-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,052, dated March 15, 1892.

Application filed geptember 28, 1891. Serial No. 407,057. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN JOSEPH HARRI- soN, engraver on wood, and WALTER HOOKER, architect, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, both residing at 79 New Oxford Street, London, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented anew and useful Improvement in a Combined Match-Box and Advertising Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to construct match-boxes in connection with simple advertisement apparatus, whereby the advertisements change when the box-lids are lifted for the purpose of obtaining a match.

In this invention we propose to fix any convenient number of advertisements-say sixupon the circumference of a cylinder rotating on a spindle, which we hereinafter describe as the advertising-cylinder. This advertisingcylinder is placed horizontally in a circular closed metal case attached to a match-box, and having an opening admitting only one advertisement to be seen at once. The advertising-cylinder is rotated by the action of lifting the match-box lid, attached to which is a lever and curved pawl falling in a ratchetwheel fixed to the cylinder. By this means the cylinder is rotated through a corresponding portion of a circle sufficient to change the advertisement once at each downward movement of the lid. r

In order that our invention may be more fully understood and carried into practice, we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, and to letters marked thereon, in v which- Figure 1 shows an elevation, Fig. 2 a longitudinal vertical section with the lid closed, and Fig. 3 a plan ,of an advertising match-box constructed according to our said invention. Fig. 4 shows in perspective one of the tablets 70, carried by the cylinder e. I

Like parts are indicated by similar reference-letters in all the figures.

A cylindrical boXa is attached to a matchbox I), having hinged lid 0. A spindle cl is supported in the ends of the said cylindrical box a and on which is rotated the advertising-cylinderc. The change of advertisement is made by the means of a ratchet-wheel f, attached to the said cylinder and having the same number of teeth as there are advertisements on the cylinder. The said ratchetwheel f is acted upon by a curved pawl g, pivoted to a prolongation h of the match-box lid 0. The amount of movement of the curved pawl g is such that on lifting the lid to take a match it falls into one of the teeth of the ratchet-wheel On raising the lid '0 the curved pawl g moves the ratchetwheel through a portion of arevolution corresponding with the space occupied by each separate advertisement on the cylinder 6, thereby exposing a fresh advertisement to view. The extended end h of the lever 71. acts as a stop to prevent the cylinder 6 rotating more thanis necessary to expose the advertisement ad acent and below the one visible before the lever was moved. The advertising-tablets is, attached to the periphery of the cylinder 6, are interchangeable at will and are secured by countersunk screws and dovetail slots or slides.

The lid is provided with L-shaped pieces ,7, arranged to receive between them sheets of opal glass or ivory tablets, on which can be printed advertisements. These glass or ivory slides can be interchanged at will. There is also a similar construction on the lid for holding a safety-match striker, and a roughened surface on the upright end for ordinary matches.

A small form of the apparatus described may be made to be carried in the pocket.

It is obvious that the apparatus may be utilized for holding pens, sweets, cigars, cigarettes, and other small articles, the same form of mechanism being employed in each case, and that the means of advertising, as hereinbefore described, may in like manner be applied to show-cases and to all articles having hinged lids.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what We claim is- In an advertising apparatus, the combination of a box or other receptacle, a revolving cylinder externally mounted upon the said box or other receptacle, a ratchet-wheel se- IOC cured upon the side of said cylinder, a cover when the cover or lid is closed to prevent the IO or lid hinged to the said box or other reeepcylinder moving beyond a desired point, as taele in front of said cylinder, a lever secured set forth.

to the under side of said lid or cover, a pawl JOHN JOSEPH HARRISON 5 carried by said lever, which moves the said A TI'EP HOOKFR ratchet-wheel upon raising the lid or cover,

thereby rotating the said cylinder, and an ex- I Witnesses:

tension h of the said lever adapted to bear EDMUND S. SNEWIN,

against the periphery of said ratchet-Wheel PERCY E. DIAJFTOCKS. 

